DRAGON QUEST V: Hand of the
Heavenly Bride Official Strategy
Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guides)
by BradyGames
Big Improvement Over The Dq4 Guide
Can One Family Change the Fate of the World?
A storm threatens the earthly realm. Deep in the heart of Nadiria, a
demon is building an empire. The Zenith Dragon is tasked to protect the
realm, but it is nowhere to be found. Who remains to defend the good
people of this world? A boy and his father are prepared to fight for their
people and their safety.

Every Side Quest Covered!: Get all the details on the Casino, Bruise the
Ooze, T ‘n’ T Boards, mini medals, and other side quests!
Comprehensive Bestiary: Learn about each monster’s statistical makeup,
item drops, and where to find them.
Walkthrough & Area Maps: Game-tested strategies and tips to guide the
player through every area in the game. Area maps pinpoint item locations
with ease. Plus, defeat every boss with proven tactics.
Bonus Dungeon Coverage!: Plunder Estark’s Labyrinth of all its
impressive treasure!
Characters: Discover each character’s abilities, stats, and usable
equipment.
Recruitable Monsters: Learn the ins-and-outs of what it takes to recruit
specific monsters into your caravan. Complete each individual ability lists,
this section has it all!
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Role-Playing Game
Personal Review: DRAGON QUEST V: Hand of the Heavenly
Bride Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Strategy Guides) by
BradyGames
Bradygames has always had a shaky reputation. When they make bad
guys, boy are they bad. But when they make good guides, they're so
useful and helpful that you don't need anything else. This is that category
the Dragon Quest V guide falls into. It's an immensely helpful tool that
covers every nook and cranny of Dragon Quest V. At nearly 300 pages
this guide can give anyone Encyclopedic knowledge of the game.

The guide starts with a quick prologue to introduce you to the story. It then
jumps quickly into the characters section. This is where we first get the
feeling that we're dealing with a guide that has more than just random tips.
It will tell you about each character first, and also give you an abilities list.
Every character also has a stat chart that shows you there growth from
level 1 to 99 on a graph. Every stat is represented. And to make matters
even better, there is a long detailed discussion about how to use the
character effectively in combat. It also list all the weapons armor, helmets
and accessories that the character can equip.
After this we get into the Game Basics section, which is entitled "Becoming
a Champion." Generally these types of sections rehash most of what is in
the instruction manual. Indeed this guide does just that. It's useful if
you're new or if you bought the game used and it didn't have an instruction
manual. However, there is still a lot of detail here. Going from the basic of
basics, to a few more advanced tips. This section also talks a lot about the
abilities and how they work. The last portion of the basics section is
reserved for talking about combat. Here, you get a lot of advanced tips.
Including how best to take actions in battle, and even a snippet on gaining
levels.
After this, we get into the section just before the walkthrough where the
guide gives you world maps. First an overall world map and then a map
for each region on the following pages. It'll also give you the stats of each
monster in that area.
After sixty pages of introductory details and tips for the basics of the game,
we finally get to the walkthrough. Each area begins by showing you the
maps for the area, and pointing out any items you might find on those
maps. There is also a world map on each page to show you just where it
is you are. After this, it list all the objectives in order, noting optional ones
that you can do. And then there's an items list which tells you where every
item is in the area.
The walkthrough itself can be a little wordy at times, though. It's a very
detailed walkthrough that takes you through everything, but it does at times
meander and go on and on. At times the walkthrough reads like a story.
This might please some, but just the same, you wish the walkthrough
would get to the point instead of taking time to explain what it is the player
already knows and might be witnessing. That's not to say the guide is
packed full of story spoilers (though Dragon Quest V isn't known for having
a fantastic story), it most certainly is not. There are also tips called out as
you go through. At the very least, we can definitely say the walkthrough is
very well organized. The maps are incredibly useful, and some of the tips
outlined through the walkthrough are very helpful (including hot spots to
level up). Finally, each area has a recommend level to give you, which for
a Dragon Quest game is VERY useful given the amount of level grinding
you must do.

There are also boss strategies scattered throughout and they are really
good strategies, and really helpful. Far better than what Bradygames
usually does with their strategy guides. Many screenshots are big and
detailed. They're clear and not too fuzzy.
After the exhaustive and very helpful walkthrough, the guide goes into
sidequests and mini-games. Many of these are called out in the
walkthrough but it recounts much of it here. The Casinos, T 'N' T board,
and several other things are covered in a ton of detail. There is also all the
descriptions of mini-medals. Put simply you might begin to suffer from
information overload.
After all this we get into all the appendices. For weapons, armor,
accessories, items etc. Each of the equipment shows you a chart to show
you who can and can't equip everything. Then there's the bestiary which
shows you all the details of every monster. It isn't alphabetical order,
rather it's numerical. However, they're all called out in the walkthrough...
along with their number. So it's easy to find them in the bestiary
nevertheless. The bosses, on the other hand, have their own section in
the bestiary so you don't have to go sifting through (but all their stats are
called in the walkthrough as well).
As you no doubt know, there are plenty of monsters you can catch and put
in your party in Dragon Quest V. One of the best sections in the entire
guide is dedicated to taming and using all of them in combat. There's
details on every last one. How difficult it is to recruit them, and how they
level. It's just like the characters section, even giving you tips on how to
utilize them in combat. There's also a chart that shows you everything
they can equip.
If there was any complaint about Bradygames Dragon Quest V guide, it
would be that the reader is apt to get a severe case of information
overload. There's just so much packed between the covers. It's organized
well, but you might still find there to be a lot of page flipping. Nevertheless
I'd rather have a guide with all the information than most of the information.
And this guide certainly has all the info.
At 288 pages, there's a ton of info here and it's all useful. If you must
master Dragon Quest V this is by far the best resource you can use.
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